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Topic:

Project Management isn't just about delivering projects on time and on budget, but how we do it. Project managers are innovative and versatile individuals who often need to sell their ideas and concepts on design, implementation, and configuration to get client approval. Often throughout a project, we find it necessary to pitch ideas and concepts repeatedly. Through the Art of Innovation, we can try to streamline these processes and eliminate unnecessary sales pitches. 

Description:

1. What are some ways Project Managers often have to "sell" their projects? Why is it necessary?
2. What are some factors that influence client approvals? How do you get their buy-in?
3. How can The Art of Innovation help streamline a project and lead it to success?
4. What communication methods can help streamline the process and avoid future revalidation of projects?
5. What innovative toolsets might project managers use to help streamline processes to help reach goals and objectives? How can they be used?

Learning Objectives:

• Examine factors that influence client approvals
• Examine The Art of Innovation
• Identify communication toolsets and eliminate the need for constant sales pitches

Video:

1. The Art of Innovation (Guy Kawasaki)

Speaker: Dr. Brant Pearson

Speaker Bio:

Over the past two decades, Brant has worked in both the private and public sectors leading and directing teams, programs, and divisions for small and large scale organizations alike. You’ll find his expertise in strategic planning, leadership, operations, and entrepreneurship is nothing but eye-opening. Furthermore, he has a wealth of knowledge in business planning and start-ups, even bringing to life several of his own ventures under the umbrella of Pearson Collaborative. Brant holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Development and Leadership from the University of Arizona and an MBA and B.S. in Healthcare Systems Administration from Ferris State University.

Brant pushes the envelope to make organizations think, act, and believe in the future of positive change, which can be described in his motto: “Simply put, I drive success.” As a functional educator, Brant believes in bringing concepts and theory into practice by relating them to the world around us and showcasing how they can be implemented today.

With such a diversified educational and professional background, his passion and primary emphasis are grounded on strategic planning, organizational culture, process improvement, and people. Additionally, with a firm focus on functional education and training, his primary goal is to help influence and motivate others to succeed by changing the mindset of the way it has always been done.

A midwestern at heart, Brant is originally from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a born and raised Yooper (Say yah to da U.P. eh?), lived in Chicago, IL for over a decade, and currently resides in Green Bay, WI. Dare he say it, Go Packers!

Brant Pearson, Ph.D. MBA

bpearson@brantpearson.com

https://www.pearsoncollaborative.com/